Body found in Spain's N.Africa waters likely brings migrant drownings to 13

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Spain's Civil Guard said on Saturday it had found a body in its waters off the **rth African coast which could be that of a migrant, likely raising to 13 the number of people who drowned trying to swim to its Ceuta enclave from Morocco last week. The migrants were part of group of 200 who tried to cross the border on Feb. 6, some attempting to climb the fortified frontier fence while others jumped into the sea to swim around a man-made breakwater separating Moroccan and Spanish waters. Spain said on Thursday its border police had fired rubber bullets in an attempt to turn back the migrants who tried to cross the border. The European Commission said on Friday it would ask Spain to explain why police fired rubber bullets, while the Spanish opposition has call for National Police director Arsenio Fernandez de Mesa to step down over the incident.

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